Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201086048 - Employee's leg broken by exploding tire

Accident Summary Nr: 201086048 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 09/05/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119984573	02/10/2005	5983	454311	Bruce'S Truck Stop

Abstract: On September 5, 2004, Employee #1 of a full-service truck stop, mounted a used tire on a single-piece rim and was inflating the tire. During inflation, a weak place in the tire sidewall failed, the tire exploded outward and struck Employee #1's left leg. They were using an air hose without an inflation gage to inflate the tire. He was admitted to Mercy Hospital in Bakersfield, CA for treatment of his fractured leg.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SINGLE PIECE RIM, RUPTURE, INFLATING, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, LEG, TIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119984573			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Motor transportation occuputions n.e.c.

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